No matter what country you live in, time off work is a limited (and loved) resource. It’s the time we spend on the much-anticipated Europe trip or visiting family overseas. With annual leave, we can jump to the islands with our kids , go abroad for a friend’s wedding or tick off a bucket-list experience .
Fortunately, Kiwis are some of the most satisfied people when it comes to how much time they take off, according to a long-standing annual study by Expedia. The online travel company’s 24th Vacation Deprivation report recently surveyed 11,580 workers in the Asia-Pacific, North and South America, and Europe about their work and travel. Of the respondents, 507 were Kiwis and 1020 were Australians.
More than half (55%) of Kiwis felt they did not take enough holiday time, however, this made them the second least ‘vacation deprived’ of the study. The most satisfied country according to holiday time was Japan, with only 53% stating they didn’t have enough of it. Australia was next to New Zealand, with 57% reporting they were ‘vacation deprived’.
This score puts New Zealand below the average score of 62 per cent and far apart from Germany, where 84% of people felt short-changed in the holiday department. Expedia did not explain New Zealand’s relatively low score. One factor could be New Zealand’s healthy number of public holidays, which provide 11 working days off (12 including regional holidays) in addition to the typical 21 days of annual leave.
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